Sweden is destroying Sámi culture in the name of critical minerals for weapons. This is the story of the Sámi community around the town of Kiruna. In their words. #Sámi #Saami #colonialism #colonialism #reindeer #indigenious #radiodocumentary #criticalminerals open.substack.com/pub/redlinec...

Rabobank en FMO financieren geldschieter van prominente Paraguayaanse ontbosser

New investigation: Swedish rare minerals threaten Sámi culture. Plans to open a mine for one of Europe’s largest rare earth deposits could harm nature and local communities. By @ingridgercama.bsky.social, Tristen Taylor, @nathaliebertrams.bsky.social: t.ly/g2k8D #earthinvestigations

OCCRP Investigative Editor @ingridgercama.bsky.social spoke at the iMEdD conference about her previous freelance work into the illegal trade of animals in Europe. Watch a full interview where Ingrid explains how wildlife trafficking is often tied to organized crime: lab.imedd.org/en/unpacking...

Manganese, key for wind turbines and EV batteries, is crucial to Europe’s green transition. In Georgia, extracting it strains local ecosystems and communities, a quiet reminder that the metals behind renewables come with real costs. t.ly/dafhF #earthinvestigations

NEW: Belgium continues to have the most crowded, violent prisons in Europe, despite whistleblowers, legal efforts and government promises, report @nathaliebertrams.bsky.social and @ingridgercama.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/be...

De Georgische regering wendt zich af van Europa en beweegt richting Moskou. In Tbilisi neemt de repressie sterk toe. Aan het hoofd van het verzet staat Salomé Zoerabisjvili, de vijfde president van Georgië, die zich niet laat wegspelen door de autocraten.

I am lucky to meet the most amazing people through my job. Last week, for Red Line, I interviewed one of my all time heroes: Dr. Allison Skidmore, a wildlife crime expert, who went undercover to investigate tiger poaching in Siberia! 📸 by Allison! With @nathalieb.bsky.social and Tristen Taylor.

Na acht maanden protest tegen de regering verhardt het conflict tussen studenten en autoriteiten in Servië. De studenten willen verkiezingen, president Vucic antwoordt met geweld en arrestaties.

Het vierde verhaal is dat van Elma Čavčić. Ze werd in 1995 geboren in een van de andere VN 'safe areas' Žepa, die vlak na Srebrenica ook viel. Elma was nog maar een baby. Nu maakt ze schilderijen op basis van de herinneringen van haar familieleden. www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...

Suitably impressed with Elma Čavčić’s art! #arte See more of her work here: www.elmacavcic.nl?fbclid=PAQ0x...

Communities in Georgia living near a controversial regime-backed manganese mine –supplying the EU's ever-growing demand for critical mineralls– face landslides, water pollution, and report labor rights abuses. Read more in the recent article on L'Espresso + find all the info here: t.ly/7LBoT

Beautiful #Bosnia #analogue 🖤

In Chiatura, Georgia 🇬🇪, citizens and mineworkers like Giorgi Kapanadze are fighting against a regime-backed managese mine, causing an environmental disaster. Read our - with Olivia Acland & Stefano Vergine - article for L’Espresso with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social.

In May, Journalismfund grantee @ingridgercama.bsky.social spoke at TEDxAUCollege. She shared her experience on how journalists reporting about environmental crime can boost real-life impact for those investigations. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJsJgTeXoD8a #earthinvestigations #impact

The UK has appointed its first-ever female leader for Britain’s MI6 spy agency — and no, Judi Dench didn’t count. Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Blaise Metreweli chief of the Secret Intelligence Service on Sunday.

Of the five billion species that have existed on Earth, 99.9 per cent have vanished. A genetics startup is trying to bring some of them back.

Wilders’ decision to step down: political suicide or strategy? In a PVV-stronghold in Limburg, opinions are divided. What the Wilders voters Alix le Bourdon and I spoke with had in common? Disappointment with politicians in The Hague, who don’t do enough to help them www.arte.tv/.../pays-bas...

#impact A cross-border investigation into illegal logging in BiH led to a legal case concerning press freedom and official accountability 🚨 bit.ly/4dKdhXX Alena Besirevic Harun Dinarevic @ingridgercama.bsky.social @marjoleinck.bsky.social Jeanne Frank #earthinvestigations #environmentaljournalism

On Thursday, Russia accused Serbia of enabling weapons deliveries to Ukraine, calling it a “stab in the back.” Vučić says he discussed the issue with Putin and that a joint working group will be set up to "investigate" how these weapons are getting through. But we already know how! 🧶

Watch our report - with Alix Le Bourdon - on LGTBQI migrants fleeing Trump’s USA for the Netherlands @artefr.bsky.social www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

When crime & corruption cross borders, so must journalism. Wrongdoing rarely respects national boundaries; cross-border collaboration is more vital than ever. I’ve had the privilege of working with brilliant colleagues in Bosnia. But such journalism is under pressure spin-portal.info/saradnja-ist...

Absolute must read. Beide fotografen kregen politiek asiel in Nederland, Bojan Stojanović is hier toentertijd ook door verschillende media geïnterviewd, maar eigenlijk is er nooit écht kritisch gekeken naar hoe deze foto's tot stand konden komen. Goed werk van Barbara Matejčić.

If you read one thing today, let it be this: Barbara Matejčić investigates the World Press Photo of a murder in Bosnia during the war. How did the photographer capture the killing — and why didn’t the jury ask tougher questions? birn.rs/ubijanje-za-...

Over corruptie en waarom dat in Nederland een serieus probleem is. Het heeft alles te maken met de grote drugseconomie hier. share.podimo.com/s/0Kp8nomD

NEW: Dozens of criminals belonging to some of the Balkans’ most violent gangs have been stealing the identities of Bosnian citizens to obtain fraudulent passports, helping them cross borders, plan murders, and disappear. Read the investigation by CIN (Bosnia) www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

Fascinating interview of Allison Skidmore, a wildlife crime expert, investigating tiger poaching undercover in the Russian Far East

I am lucky to meet the most amazing people through my job. Last week, for Red Line, I interviewed one of my all time heroes: Dr. Allison Skidmore, a wildlife crime expert, who went undercover to investigate tiger poaching in Siberia! 📸 by Allison! With @nathalieb.bsky.social and Tristen Taylor.

Another Balkan Unscripted - Dispatch from Ćaciland. @ingridgercama.bsky.social tells you all about fake Serbian students and we gathered the best articles and memes for you! balkanunscripted.substack.com/p/balkan-uns...

Really cool initiative on making disaster early warning systems work for Aymara communities in Bolivia through community radio, integrating traditional knowledge on bioindicators: youtu.be/WVZgPeewwLs

At the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in Novi Sad #Serbia the police is trying to break through the student blockade with force. Via: www.021.rs/story/Novi-S...

👀 #NoviSad #studentprotests x.com/radio021/sta...

Researchers say the rule will make it impossible for the majority of scientists in the country to carry on with, or to apply to, prestigious ERC research grants, or grants from Serbia’s own national science foundation.

For real apparently: "Serbia’s [authoritarian] government has restricted the time academics can spend on research to just five hours each week" This is not compatible with EU Membership and since Vučić's #Serbia is an autocratic mafia state, beyond time EU accession negotiations are suspended

Come all! Tickets: www.eventbrite.nl/e/tedxaucoll...

This will be an important conversation with @clientearth.bsky.social lawyers: how can journalists gather their evidence so that if necessary it could 'work' in a legal case, too, not just in their articles? Register and join this free webinar organised by Journalismfund Europe! bit.ly/44pM75V

Fantastic piece by my former roommate Dasha, whose sharp reporting on the intersection of sports and politics is always worth following. www.politico.eu/article/how-...

A headline from Hell. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

In 2024, about half a million tonnes of krill was hauled out of the Antarctic. What would happen if the #krill disappeared? Grantees @ingridgercama.bsky.social, @nathalieb.bsky.social, and Tristen Taylor explore this possibility in this report for @dailymaverick.co.za. 👉 bit.ly/4jGE0X8

“This graph shows 73,332 news stories on the RTS portal from 2008 to 2025 and the % of those in which Vučić is the main actor, day by day”

Easter at the Church of Saint Sava

Was a sonic weapon used against protesters in Serbia? This video shows the moment at an anti-corruption protest when peaceful demonstrators suddenly start fleeing in panic. Documents obtained by Sky News appear to show the Serbian government has purchased the weapons. 🔗 trib.al/Z759N09

La represión a la universidad cuando se convierte en foco de pensamiento y acción crítica, es otro rasgo de las derivas autoritarias. De Harvard a Belgrado.

At this point my and other UK and EU universities need to take a much firmer stand of solidarity on behalf of our colleagues in Belgrade. They're fighting the kind of authoritarian destruction of intellectual life that threatens us all in Europe.

The Rector of the University of Belgrade, Vladan Đokić, was summoned to the criminal police in New Belgrade. Faculty staff, students, and many other citizens have come out to support him. #studentprotests

Serbian students still going strong. Taking over #RTS! #Belgrade

Terugluisteren: @parcival.bsky.social over de SLAPP-zaken waar we als journalisten steeds vaker mee te maken krijgen. open.spotify.com/episode/0fde...